Luxury Cruising

Hi Everyone,



Amid all the doom and gloom that seems to be around at the moment I have noticed, especially last weekend that all the travel agents I passed by were full and many people were standing, waiting their turn to book this years holiday.

The great British public were seemingly not going to miss out on this years holiday!

For my sins I have been in the travel business for over fifty years and for the last fifteen plus of them I have specialised in cruising. Over the years I have managed to enjoy a great number of cruises on good, bad and indifferent cruise ships. As time has progressed, the bad ships are disappearing fast, the indifferent ones have improved by leaps and bounds and the good have become better and better.

Maritime design and engineering has advanced beyond recognition so that we now have ships that have upward of four thousand passengers. Maybe these are getting too large but they certainly bring economies of scale to the would be new cruiser seeking that economical adventure into a new holiday experience, either as a couple or as a family.

At Ocean World Travel my remit is to promote the advantages of taking a five / six star cruise on some of the worlds most luxurious cruise ships. These are just some of the companies to watch out for:- Hapag Lloyd, Silversea, Regent Seven Seas, Seabourn, Crystal, Seadream, Ponant, Hebridean and with capacities that range from 100 to 1500 passengers.

Over the past months many of these five / six star cruise companies are now offering truly inclusive rates that are very competetive and exceptionally good value for money when you compare them to a four star cruise ship.

Here are a couple of current comparisons:-
11 night Oriental Cruise, Balcony Suite, approx 360 sq.ft
4 Star Fly cruise, included an average spend for drinks, excursions, tips. Total £3284 pp.
5/6 Star Fly cruise, fully inclusive with business class air. Total £3986 pp.

12 night Mediterranean Cruise, Balcony Suite, approx 360 sq.ft
4 Star Fly cruise, included an average spend for drinks, excursions, tips. Total £3891 pp.
5/6 Star Fly cruise, fully inclusive with economy air. £3464 pp.

We keep our eyes open for any specials, sales or exceptional value for money cruises.
Currently 'singles' cruises are available with a five / six star cruise line and only a 10%
supplement, and so a ten night Caribbean cruise is £2799 fully inclusive.

So why not venture into the world of luxury cruises as many now offer that inclusive aspect,
giving you the opportunity to budget for your holiday cruise in advance.

Your comments and points of view would be appreciated!!!!!!!!!

I list below a number of luxury cruising opportunities that are currently available.
Interested! and for more information please e-mail me or call on 02380 714792.

Current 'ALL INCLUSIVE' offers with Regent Seven Seas Cruises.
09 April 11. Bangkok to Madras. 11nts. Balcony Suite. Business Class Air. £3986 pp.
12 Mar 11. Caribbean Cruise. 7 nts. Window Suite. Economy Air. £1637 pp.
16 Jul 11. Istanbul to Venice. 10 nts. Balcony Suite. Economy Air. £2924 pp.
09 Oct 11. Monte Carlo to Athens. 10 nts. Balcony Suite. Economy Air. £2909 pp.
10 Nov 11. Venice to Rome. 10 nts. Balcony Suite. Economy Air. £2351 pp.

Superb ' SINGLES OFFERS' with Silversea Cruises.
28 Mar 11. Caribbean Cruise. 11nts. Economy Air. £2837.
17 Apr 11. Caribbean Cruise. 11 nts. Economy Air. £3173.
24 Apr 11. Caribbean Cruise. 11 nts. Economy Air. £2996.
26 Apr 11. Caribbean Cruise. 12 nts. Economy Air. £3246.
19 May 11. Southampton to Barcelona. 7 nts. Economy Air. £2899.

Thank you and HAPPY CRUISING !